Ancients
Constantine I (AD 307-337). AV solidus (18mm, 4.46 gm, 6h). NGC Choice VF 5/5 - 2/5, ex mount. Ticinum, AD 315. CONSTANTI-NVS P F AVG, laureate head of Constantine I right / VIRTVS-AVGV-STIN, Constantine I galloping on horseback right, right hand raised, large shield in left; three slain soldiers below, spears lodged in their bodies, SMT in exergue. RIC VII, 35. Rollin and Feuardent 1909, 326. Extremely rare and sure to invite spirited bidding from collectors of Constantinian era coinage.
From the Collection of a Philhellene. Ex Nummorum Auctiones 4 (5 December 1996), lot 373.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 2000-3000 USD